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Patented Iuly 26, |898.

J. H. BLAKE. MAGAZINEBULT GUN. (Application ledlisy 8, 1893. Benew`ed Dec. 29, 1897.)

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No. 608,023'. Patented July 26, |898.

J. H. BLAKE.

MAGAZINE' aan Gun.

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No. 608.023. Ptentd .lllly 26, |898.

J. H. BLAKE. 1

MAGAZINE BDLT GUN.

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UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN H. BLAKE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MAGAZIN E BOLT-G UN.

SPECIFICATION forming part ef Lettere Patent N. 608,023, dated July 26, 1898. Applientiou filed May 8, 1893. Renewed December 29,1897. Serial No. 664,448. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, JOHN HENRY BLAKE, of New York city, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Magazine-Firearm, of which the' following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to an improvement in magazine-iirearms, and has for its object to provide an arm capable of ,use either for single or magazine Iiring and a simple and expeditiously-operated cut-ol`t` by means of which the magazine may be brought into or thrown out of action as desired, the magazine when not in action remaining within the gun.

A further object of the invention is to provide as a magazine a cartridge packet in wh ich. a number ol' cartridges may be quickly and removably placed, a single packet only being placed Within the magazine-chamber, and to so construct the` magazine-chamber that the packet, while normally concealed, maybe rendered visible at any 1noment,.and, further, to so construct the packets that they may be carried loaded in a belt or other receptacle in like manner, as is customary in carryingsingle cartridges, thus enabling a marksman to quickly substitute a loaded packet for an empty one in the magazine, acartridge being at the time within the barrel ready to be fired.

Another feature of the invention consists in the novel construction of the bolt, which is not only simply and durably made, but is so constructed that its several parts may be quickly and conveniently separated and again united and any portion readily replaced if injured.

A further feature oi the invention consists in the construction of the extractor and the manner of operating the same and in the construction of the Sear, whereby in addition to its usual functions the scar is also em'ployed to prevent a rocking or lateral movement of the bolt when the latter is in its firing position..

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully described,

and ascertained in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of. this spccilication,

lbined extractor and bolt.

in which similar figures and letters of referon the line 4 4 ot' Fig. 3, the magazine-packet being in action and the bolt inits open posi-A tion. Fig. 5 is a transverse -section taken, essentially, on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4, illustrating the cartridge-packet in rear elevation and in position for use. Fig. 6 is a section taken, essentially, on the line 6 6 of Fig. 1 and through'the bolt, the magazine-chamber, and the cartridge-packet, the latter, being out of action, occupying the position it assumes when the gun is employed for single firing. Fig. 7 is a partial vertical section disclosing the position of the mechanism for actuating the cartridge-packet when the gun is used for repeated firing, thel bolt being shown in its open position. Fig. 8 is a longitudinal vertical section taken through the gun on a line with the center of the bolt, showing the action open. Fig. 9 is a similar section illustrating the action in closed or tiring position. Fig. 10 is ya detail side elevation of the com- Fig. l1 is a detail view of a portion of the extractor. a detail perspective view of the extractor, and Fig. 13 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.

The receiver A of the breech-casing A' is provided in its left-,hand side with a deep and broad groove 10, longitudinally produced and extending from a point near the front of the casing through its rearl end, said groove being adapted to receive and to admit of the passage of a locking-lug 11, formed upon the left-hand side of the locking-bolt B', while upon the right-hand side of the receiver a longitudinal` slideway 12 is constructed, adapted to receive an extractor C, carried by the bolt B, anda lug 13, located upon the right-hand side of the bolt diametrically op- Fig. 12 is.

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posite the left-hand lug 11, both lugs being located near the forward end of 'the bolt, as shown. in Figs. 1 and 10.

The entire bottom of the receiver is eut .5 away, as'shown at 14 in Figs. 5 and 6, to per.- mit the upward movement of cartridges from `a magazine-packet D, to be hereinafter described, as will likewise be the chamber receiving said packet.

In the forward end of the breech-casing an annular groove 15 is produced, having a taper atits forward end, and the said groove -is adapted to receive the locking-lugs 11 and k13 of the bolt when the latter is in its firing -r position, and on the right-hand side of the breech-casing a longitudinal channel 15 is cut, leading directly into the annular groove 15, the channelbeing adapted to receive the forward end of the extractor C and admit it 4zo into the groove 15, as shown in Fig. 2.

A housing 16 is located at the rear of the receiving-section of the breech-casing, adapted toeneircle the bolt and Vserve as a guide for it, and at the rear of the housi'nga right- .25 hand channel is left for the passage of lthe handle 17 of the bolt, while a shoulder 18 is formed at the right side and at the. rear. of the housing, in `front of which the base of the handle 17 locks in a firing position, as shown 4o. being entirely withdrawn from thel breech- --casingwhen carried to an' open position; but

the bolt may be entirely withdrawn when delsired by carrying the lever out of the path of the said lug. -4-5 A magazine-chamber E is constructed below the open bottom 14 of the breech-casing, as shown best 'in Figs. et and 5. The shape of thelnagaz'ine-chamber is somewhat circuf lar fior. 'cylindrical in. cross-section, and it is :5o divided longitudinallyinto two sections e and e", the lower section being hinged at its lefthand side to the upper section, and atrits right-hand side `the lower section is provided With any suitable form of latch 21, capable "5'5 of being' conveniently and expeditiously re- Aleased by the thumb or ngers of the marks- .fman.

Recesses 22 are formed in the upper portion of the front andrear walls of4 the lower sec- 6'o.;-=tion e' of the magazine-chamber, adapted as liboxes or bearings for the cartridge-packet D, f

heretofore alluded to, and at theleft of the rear bearing-a slot 23 is made in the rear wall 'ofthe said lower section, while within the section a spring 24 is secured to its bottom surface,preferably located between the cenl trand rea. Wall said spring being carried tudinally of the bolt.

upwardand'outward in direction of. the lefthand side of the magazine, as is best shown this position, the gun may vbc used for single l firing.

The cartridgc-packetwhen placed within the magazine -chamber and when brought into use is adapted to revolve in one direction only, the revolving mechanism to be hereinafter described, and the position ofthe packet .when it is brought into action with respect to the receiver of the breech-casing is shown best in Fig. 5; and it will be observed that below the slideway 2 in the breech-casing an inwardly-extending lug 26 is constructed, which lng is adapted to bear against the righthand side of the uppermost:cartridge or the one to be guided into the barrel, and thus prevent the possibility of that cartridge being passed beyond the receiving-section of'the breech-casing or out ot' the path of the bolt. The lug 2U is also shown in Figs. -i'aud 7. The cartridge-packet is adapted to revolve from the left in direction of the right.

lThe bolt B consists of a bodyv b, Lhc cocking-piece b', thesleeve b2, acting in conjunction with the cooking-piece, the firing-pin b3,

and-mainspring b", and, rashas heretofore been stated, the extractor C is connected witl the bolt.

The well 27 of the body, except where closed for tliestriker 27, is bored in one. diameter. Near the front of the body the two lockinglngs 11 and 13, alLuded to, are located, the

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right-.hand one 13 being preferably provided with a flange upon its upper surface to support the hook end of the extractor C, which flange is not shown in the drawings. The extractor rests upon the lng 13 only when the bolt is moved back and forth.

An opening 2S is provided diametrically in the top and right-hand side ot' the body, which opening orslot is somewhat L-shaped, the short arm being at the top and extends longi- A cavity 29 is madein the right-hand side o t' the bolt near the handle, and the surface of the bolt-body containing the cavity. becomes the under surface when the bolt is in firing position, aslshown in Fig. 9. The cavity 29 is likewise shown in Figs. 1 and 2.' The opening ory slot 28 is adapted to receive a lug 30, produced on the under side of the extractor nearits rear end, whereby the extractor is given a rear support and has limited circumferential-movement on the body. The lng of the extractor in addition to entering the body-opening 2Salso entersan opening 31 in the sleeve b2, as shown in Fig. 2,'and bears against a iattened surface 32 on the shank of the firing-piu, which pin passes loosely through the sleeve, and the extractor is moved only when the body of the bolt is turned'.

The bodylb is provided with a taper at its forward extremity, adapted to engage with the tapered wall of the groove 15, and on the left of the body Z) a' stud is located, adapted to turn in a recess 34, located in the left-hand ,side of the breech-housing 16, as shown in Figs. 1, 4, and 9, which stud, as the bolt is pushed forward, is intended to im pin ge upon an operating-arm 35, used in connection with the movement of the packet as the bolt is moved forward and lowers the packet-hand 36 to a position for rotating engagement with the packet when the bolt is again drawn back.

The usual cam 37 is located upon the rear end of the bolt-body, it being adapted for forcing back the cocking-piece b' as the han-y dle is turned to the left. rl'he cooking-piece is secured upon the rear end of the firing-pin shank and contains notches 38 for the nose 39 of the sear 40 to eect a full or a half cock,

and upon the upper face of the cooking-piece a nose 41 is formed, which-is acted upon by the cam 37 of the bolt.

The cooking-piece is provided with a longitudinal slot 42 in its forward end, forming a fork adapted to receive a tang 43, projected from the sleeve b2, as shown in Figs. 2 and 8. The firing-pin and striker are in cnc piece,

andthe shoulder of the striker and the for? -ward end of the sleeve form the two bearings for the mainspring b4, which is coiled around the ring-pin shank.

The extractor consists of a plate 45 and a hook 46, constituting the extractor proper and carried by the plate. AThe shank of the hook rests between shoulderJ 47, formed on between the thickened section and the forward end of the plate.

A connection is ehfeeted between 'the plate and hook of the extractor by producing in the former a slot 4i) (shown in Fig. 11) and forming upon the under face of the shank'of the,

hook a headed stud `,50.

Then placing the hook upon the plate, the shank of the hookv is usually carriedat a right angle to the plate, or practically so, the stud is made to enter the opening 49, and

then the shank of the hook is carried over' and parallel. with the plate and sprung be.. tween the shoulders 47. 'In order-that aready disengagement may be effected between the hook portion of an extractor and the'plate, one of the side lugs Vor shoulders 47, between which the hook rests, is made much shorter than the other, and the hook is carried over on that side, the stud serving as a fulcrum. ,j

lVhen the extractor is upon the bolt and the firing-pin of the bolt is in its cocked position, the recess 4S in the hook will receive the left-hand bolt-lug 13, as shown in Fig. 10, and the hook will extend over the front end of the bolt-body.

The cjecting mechanism consists iii-locating within the breech-casiug at the left-hand sida-preferably below the housing 16, a lever 51, (shown in Fig. 4,) which lever is normally projected upward in the path of the bolt by a spring 52, and the bolt, in its left-hand side and in what is the bottom portionthereof when in position to slide is pl'ovided with a recessy, and when the bolt has been carried back to its fully-open position the flangeof the shell held by the extractor will be engaged by the ejectorthat is, the lever 51 and the quick and spring-controlled contact which will take place between the ejector and the shell will force the'latter upward and laterally out from the receiver and out of engagement with the forward end of the bolt. j

It is evident thatv the bolt may be readily and conveniently taken apart without the assistance of a tool, as when the extractor is carried up upon the top of the bolt its lug may be lifted out ci" engagement with the body of the bolt and the sleeve, and therefore the extractor may be entirely removed from the bolt. Next, the. cocking -piece, sleeve, and firing-pin can be withdrawn from the bore of the boltfbod y from the rear of the latter, and' by turning the firing-pin in proper direction its shank may be unserewed from the cooking-piece, and all of the parts adapt ed to f it into the interior of the bolt may be disconnected, repaired, if damaged, and another piece substituted, if broken. It is further evident that the extractor is exceedingly strong and that it will elfectually clamp the iiange of the shell. It is also evident that when lthe ejector engages with an empty shell it will force the shell out from the receiver of the gun.

'Vith reference vto the cartridge-packet D, this packet may be; of any desired size. Preferably, however, it is made of a size enabling it to carry seven large-sized cartridges. The packetis adapted to revolve within the magazine-chamber. The packet consists of 'a rear head 5t, a forward head 55, and a central bolt 56, connecting the two heads and holding them rig-idly at a proper distance apart. The vstructure of the packet may be said to be completed by the addition of a series of longitudinally-arranged clamps 57. These clamps are ordinarily made of spring metal and are open at the top and 'given such shape longitudinally and in cross- TOO IIO

The clamps usually consist, as shown in Fig. 6, of an upper semicircular section 57, adapted to receive a cartridge, and a lower ilangesection 57h, extending longitudinally of the semicireular section and from end to end thereof, the extremities ofthe shanksections being attached in the heads of theI packet-frame, since theshank-sections of the clanips are made longer than their body-se@ tions. The shank sections are shown as se curclylixed in the head 5l in Fig. 5 ofthel drawings.

Upon the periphery of the rear head 54 a ratchet-surface is formed, and the teeth 58 are all inclined in the same direction. One tooth is located back of the receiving portion of each clamp, :.s the number of teeth is made to correspond` to the number of cartridges to be carried by the packet, and the rear headdro 'mnd -)laciiw' -he trunnions of the acket in the bearings of the dropping section. It is further evident that a packet when empty may be quickly removed from the magazine, or the packet may be examined whenever desirable by simply opening the lower section of the magazine, as the packet will not drop out of its own accord. v

It is further evident thata number of loaded packets, owing to the peculiar shapeof the packet, may be carried in a belt or other receptacle disposed about the' person of the niarksman with as much ease and is capable of being as readily manipulated as a single cartridge. v

The operating-arm 35 is acted .upon by the bolt and likewise by a cut-off lever 6l. The arm is pivoted near its lower end upon a pin (32, 4properly supported back of the' magazinechamber and beneath the rear-portion of the breech-casing, as shown in Figs. 1, 4, and 7.

'The upper portion yof the arm 35 is of much less width than the lower portion, and its upper extremity extends within the left-hand channel 10 of the breech-casing through an elongated opening made in its bottom, whereby the upper end of the, arm may be brought in the path ofthe left-hand bolt-lug ll, as Ishown in Fig. 4.-'.t A slot G3 is made in the lower larger portion of the operating-arm above its fulcrum, and upon the rightrliand side of the arm a boss G4 is formed, preferably adjacent to the slot 63, while a spur is placed upon the lower forward porti-on of the arm in the same vertical plane as the boss.

A stop or loekingnger 66, preferably of an inverted-L shape, is pivoted at itsv lower Thus 'it will be readily end infront of and below the fulcrum of the operating-arm. The upper member of the stop extends into the magazine -chamber through a s1ot'67 in one end, as shown in Fig. 1, said member being so shaped and located that it will enter one of the apertures 59 in the rear head of the packet l), and when. so engaging will prevent the packet from re volving. 4.The lower member of the stop or linger is provided witha cavity G8 in its rear edge to receive the spur 65 of the operatingarm. When the arm is up in position to be engaged by the left locking-lug 11 of the bolt, the spur is out ofthe finger-recess, as shown in Fig. l, and theopera'ting-arm occupies this position when the packet is to be brought into action. When, however, the operating arm Lis carried out of the path of the said locking-lug, as shown in Fig. 7', the' spur 65 engages with the lower wall of the stop or finger cavity, and the stop cannot be withdrawn from locking engagement withv the packet unt-il the cut-off lever is operated.

.The gun is at this time capablel of use for sin gle fire.

lVhenever the operating-arm. is pressed rearward by the opening 'movement of the locking-bolt, the packet must be revolved one tooth, bringing a cartridge in .the forward path of the bolt. Consequently at that time the locking-{ingeror stop must be withdrawn from the packet, and thisv is effected by at taching to the upper portion of the stop or finger a latch-bar 69, which extends rearward and is in constant engagement with the boss 64 of the operating-arm, as shown in Figs. l and 3.

4Q, as shown in Figs. 8 and 9. The immediate agent in the revolution of the packet is IOO The stop is pressed forward by a v spring 70, which spring also acts upon the Sear the pawl 36, which' is attached to or consti-.

tutes an integral portion ot' theoperating-arm at its forward lower portion, as the pawl eX-` tends through the recess 28-in the magazinechamber and engages with the packetsteeth..

The pawl and operating-arm jointly form a bell-crank lever.

The scar consists of a body, by which it is pivoted, a rearwardly and upwardly extending arm 7l terminating in a nose 39, a shorter downwardly and rearwardly projected arm "2 in engagement with the trigger 72, and an upwardly and forwardly Aextendingarm 73, which when the nose 39 is depressed to eifect a firing enters the cavity 29 in the bolt and IIO prevents the bolt from moving. laterally or rocking during firing, this engagei'nent being effected onlyuand during the time the trigger The cnt-off lever 61 is fulcrumed upon the same pivot-pin 62 as the operating-arm 35, as is likewise the scar, and the cut-off lever is provided with a pin 74, which enters the slot `63 in the operating-arm. The eut-off lever is adapted to be carried forward of or to the 'rear of a boss 7 5, produced upon theleft-hand side of the gun and preferablyiminediately oppo- 509,023l c v 5 site the locking-recess of the bolt or that recess into which the handle of the boltis adapted to enter. The operating arm is moved either into the path of the locking-lug 11 of the bolt or out of the path'tliereof by the movement of the cut-od lever, the former position of the operating-arm being maintained when the cut-off lever is carried to the rear of the boss -7 5, and when the lever is placed forward of the boss the operating-arm will not be acted upon by the bolt.

If it is desired to load the magazine and hold it in-rcserve, the bolt is first closed,where upon the magazine-chamber is opened and the packetis placed within the magazine, its trunnions resting upon the journals provided for them therein. A The magazine-chamber is then closed, whereupon the spring located in the bottom of the magazine will insure' the packet occupying a position inV which the round of the bolt will be over the space `be tween two adjoining cartridges, as shown inV Fig. 6, and will be held in th at position by the spring-controlled stop. Then when the magazine cut-E is carried forward of the boss? 5 single-loader re can be delivered. If the cut-0E lever is carried rearward, the operating-arm, as has been heretofore stated, is broughtinto position to be engaged by the bolt and magazine re can be maintained.

Presuming the piece to have been tired,

-turning up the handle throws, in consequence of the cam 37 and nose 41, the cocking-piece of the bolt, and therefore the Iiring-piu, to the rear; but s the stud upon the extractor,

passing through the bodyv of the sleeve of'the bolt, prevents the latter from traversing the well of ,the former the rear bearing of the mainspring does not change its position, and as the striker is drawn back the space for the mainspring is, lessened, thus compressing it. ,y

Thenv the upward motion of the handleof the bolt is a little over half completed, its base,

by the inclined surface of the shoulder 18 of the breech casing, is moved slightly back,- starting the bolt to the rear and loosening the empty shell. After rotation-is completed as soon as the bolt is drawn back the cookingnotch passes the nose of the sear. When almost back, the locking-lug 11 abuts againstthe operating-arm 35, revolving it back, at the Same time withdrawing the packet-stop 66 from its engagement with the rear of the head of the packet, and lifting the pawl 36 causes, by the latters bearing against a tooth ofthe lratchet, a one-seventh revolution of the packet, bringing a second cartridge into the -bottoni of the receiver and in front ofthe bolt.

Reversing the movement of the bolt, the stud on the bolt meetsthe operating-arm 35, moves it forward, and lowers the pawl 36u11- til it engages below the second of 'the teeth of the packet. As this motion is completed the cooking-piece is stopped by the nose of the scar, and as the handle is turned down t0- the right the tiring-pin -and striker are heid,

while, the sleeve and body of the bolt 'moving compression.

coil or locking lugs 11 and 13 are seated within the annular chamber at the forward portion of the breech-casing. The piece cannot be `fired until fully locked, for as the trigger is pulled the nose 39 of the seal-cannot leave the notch SS'until the arm 73 of the sear rises into the cavity 29, formed in the lower surface of the bolt for that purpose and for a purpose heretofore set forth. ,v

When the bolt is carried rearward to its open position, the emptyshell, the flange of which is within the grasp of the extractorhook, is carried backward with the bolt until when the bolt reaches the end of its rearward stroke the ejector iies up into the slot 53 in the bolt and throws the cartridge-shell out from the receiver, the extractor holding the iiangeonly sufficiently long to give it a lateral direction.l

,loading the magazine is going on, thereby preventing a surprise by an enemy. The operation of loading the magazine is quickly effected, as all that is necessary is to open 'the lower section of the magazine, throw in the section a packet, and then close said section.

In the event of a misire the piece can be recocked by turning the handle up and then back to the ring position without retracting If the trigger is pulled before the locking-lugs 1l and 13 are properly seated, the action of the nose .of the cooking-piece on the side of the cam of the bolt will throw the Alatter to the right, seating the lugs beforethe point of' the firing-pin reaches the primer.

-ing from the spirit of the invention-as, for

example, the spring in the magazine-chamber engaging with the packet may be substi- ,v tuted by adevice which will cause a cartridge to be placed in a position to be engaged by At the same time the cartridge vis pushed fully into t-he chamber and the rethe bolt simultaneously with placing .the

packet in the magazine-chamber, in which event the packet will be placed in the magazine-chamber with the bolt open instead'of closed. I desire rit to be further understood that the packet system inay be adapted to any-suitable breech-closing system.v

It may be here remarked that if the foie ward wall of the receiver-groove 15 is made straight the bullet of the cartridge is liable to strike against the shoulder thus formed and cause delay in single firing, as well asin magazine-firing, and inthe latter case a jam would be the result;'but by tapering or chain- "f-feringthe'said forward Wall of the receiver and chamfering theforward end of the bolt entering the forward section of the receiver the difficulties Vabove mentioned are lovercome, as the taper toward the barrel'directs the cartridges into it nomatter what position they may take.. v' T Having thus described linvention,

elaimjasznew and desire -to secure /by Letters Patent- 1. ln ai repeating rifle, the combination with'-the receiving-'sectionof the-breech-casing.

vrinda magazinechamber located adjacent to the said receivingiseetion',fand in communication therewith, the magazinechamberbeing' vconstructed.with an upper xed section and 'with a, lower drop-section, of. a cartridge-carrying packet removably mounted in the magazine-chamber, substantially as described.

2o 'v with the receiving-section of the breech-casing 2.,.. Inha repeating-ride, the, combination Y' AandaI magazinefchamber located adjacent `to u' the. said receivingfsection and in communication therewith, the magazine-chamber being constructed. with an upper fixedsection and a 1 lower semi'cylindrical drop-section, the dropl'fsectionl being hinged at one side to the lixedsectiomand havinga fastening device at the opposite side', ofv a 'cartridge-'carrying1 packet 530. vchamber andm'onnted to rotate therein, subremovably located in the said magazinel stant'ially as shown and described.

3. In' a repeating rifle, the combination,

-:with the receiving-section, of the breech-cas ling, and a magazine-chamber located adja- .cent to the said` section and in communication therewith, the magazine consisting of a fixed anda drop section, ofa 'cartridge-carrying packet vremovably mounted in the chamber Tandcapable of revolving therein, and a spring located Within the chamber: and in engage-A ment withthe packet,whereby when the dropsection of the chamberv i-s ,closed the packet will be forcedto assume a'prcidetermined position, as and for thepurposespeciied.

4. In a repeating rifle, the ycombination with the receiving-sectionl of the breech-casing, and a magazine-chamberlocated adjacent to the said section and in communication i v of a fixed section and a drop-section, of a car- 'trldge-carryingpacket' removably l'nou n ted in v therewith, the magazine-chamber consistingl said magazine-chamber, and means for forc- Ving; the packet to assume a predetermined postonl when the drop-section is closed, as and for the-purpose specified.

5. #In repeating rifles, the combination with the receiving-section ofthe breech-casingfand a magazine-chamber located adjacent to and in communication with said receiving-section,

cia carti-idgcarrying packet removably and .revolubly mounted in the said chamber, an operating-arm for revolving the said packet,

means for moving'the said operatingfarm 'to revolve the packe'mai cut-o' .lever adapted to l act v`upon the said operating-arm to throw it into or out of workim,r position, and a Ystop -stantially as described.`

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mechanism adapted tol be moved into longitudinal engagement with the said packet when the operating-arm is thrown out of working positiomwhereby the said packet maybe held in reserve or may be brought into action, sub- 6, In a repeating rifle, the combination with the receiving-section of the breech-cas:

ing', and a magazine-chamber in communica- Vtion' therewith, of a cartridge-.carrying packet having its rear head provided with a ratchetsurface, the said cartridgecarrying packet being revolubly and removably mountedv within the" magazine-chamber, a revolving mechanismconnected with. the packet and, comprising an operating-arm adapted to enlgage with said ratchet-surface, the said operating-arm having a'member extending Within the path of the bolt and a cut-oli' lever connected with .lt-he operating-arm, whereby the latter mayv be broughtzin-to action or carried out of 'action to maintain a cartridge-packet in reserve or inaction, as and for the purpose specified. c l 7. In a repeating rifle, the combination with the receiving-section of the breech-cas ing, a stop located Within thereceiving-section, the said stop being adapted to bear against the cartridge to be guided into the barrel and hold it in the path of the bolt and a magazine-chamber in communication with the receiving-section of the breech-casing, of

a cartridge-carrying packet; re'volubly and removably located within the magazine-chamber and provided with aseries of apertures in.. its rear head, a revolving mechanism connected With the packet, a cut-olf connected with the revolving mechanism, and a stop operated from the revolving mechanism, and adapted to enter one of th'e said apertures in the rear head of the packet, as-andfor the purpose 8, 'In a repeating rilie, the combination, with the receiving-section of the breech-casing', a magazine-chamber in communication ICO with the said receiving-section, and a bolt l havlng slid-ing movement in the said section,

of a cartridge-carrying packet removably and -revolubly located within the magazine-chamber, a revolving mechanism adapted for engagement with the cartridge-packet and operated by the movementI of the bolt, aout-o connected with the revolving mechanism and of a cartridgecarrying packet 'removably and revolubly located Within the magazine-cham- .be r,' anoperating-arm adapted .to engage the said packet and revolve the same, the said `with the said receiving-section, and a bolt having sliding movement in the'said section, 13o

arm being operatedby the movement of the bolt, a cnt-off lever connected with the said operating-arm and adapted to carry the said arm' within or without the path of Athe bolt, anda spring-pressed pivoted stop having an upper member in engagement with the packet, and a-lower member adapted to be engaged bythe operating-arm, the said operating-arm when held without the path of the bolt engaging with the lower member of the said stop and holding said stop in locked engagement with the packet, as and'for the purpose set-forth.

'10. In a repeating rilie, the combination,

with the receiving-section of the breech-casing having a stop formed near its rear end,a

'magazine-chamber in communication with the receiving-section, and a cartridge-packet revolubly and removably located within the chamber, the cartridge-packet being adapted for engagement with lthe stop 'in the receiving-section, of a bolt having a sliding moveadapted' to carry the revolving mechanism in or ont4 ofthe path'of the bolt-lug, and avtrip mechanism carried by the bolt and adapted toengage with the revolving mechanism when the lug is brought into like action, the trip mechanism` and the lug acting at different periods of time, as and'for the purpose set forth.

11. In a repeating rifle, the combination,`

, With the receiving-section of the breech-casing having a stop-lug formed within it, a bolt having sliding movement in the receiving-section of the .breech-casing, a magazine-cham ber located beneath the bolt and in commu- Y nication with the receiving-section of the casing, a cartridge-packet removably and revolubly located within the magazine-chamber, the cartridges being adapted for engagement consecutively with the stop in the receiving-section, of a revolving mechanism in engagement with the packet, lugs formed upon the bolt, adapted for engagement with and to act -upon the revolving mechanism, a cut-0E connected with the revolving-mechanism Whereby it may be carried in or ont of the path of fthe bolt-lugs, and a stop mechanism normally ment upon the bolt, 4the said plate being re-y in engagement with the packet and operated from the revolving mechanism, as and for thel purpose slet forth.

12;In a firearm, the ,combination with a bolt, of an extractor located thereon and comprising a plate having circumferential movecessed on its upper surface and having shoulders formed on its side margins, one of said ,shoulders being shorter than the other, and a hook-section removably connected with the said plate and extending forwardly therefrom, the said hook-section having a shank adapted to fit in the said recess in the upper surface of the plate and rest between the shoulders on the side margins of the plate, as and for the purpose set forth.

13. 'In a firearm, the combination, with a bolt ot' an extractor located thereon, the said extractor comprising a plate having a circumferential movement upon the bolt, the said plate having its surface recessed, and provided with shoulders on its side margins, and a hook-section extending 'forwardly of the said plate and having` a shank adapted to f it in the said recess and rest between the said shoulders, the said shank being provided with a stud on. its under face adapted to engage a slot in the said plate, whereby it is removably connected therewith as and for the purpose set forth.

14. In a firearm, the combination with the breech-casing, of a bolt having sliding movement therein and provided at its forward end with a recess, the said bolt comprising a body havinga longitudinal bore, a spring-'controlled vtiring-pin located within the bore, afsleeve having a bearing against the spring of the tiring-pin, and loosely mounted uponithe shank thereof, a cooking-piece connected with v the shank of the ring-pin and having locking engagement with .the sleeve, an extractor located exteriorly u'po'n the body of the bolt and provided with a lug .on .its underside adapted to enter a slot formed in the body of y the bolt and-also to enter a' slot formed in the said sleeveand an eject-or located within the breech-casing and adapted to enter the recess in the forward end of the said bolt, 'as and for the purpose specified. v

15. In a firearm, a bolt comprising a body having a longitudinal bore therein, a sprin'gcontrolled ring-pin'located within the bore, a sleeve having a bearing against the spring of the firing-pin and loosely mounted jupon the shank thereof, a cooking-piece connectedl with the shank of the tiring-pin and havinglocking engagement with the sleeve,l an extractor located exteriorly upon the body of the bolt, the said extractor having a lug on its under side whichenters a slot formed in the body of the bolt and also enters a slot formed in the said sleeve, as and for the purpose set forth. v v

16. A bolt for rifles and other rearms, the same consisting of a body-section provided with a bore produced longitudinallytherein, open at its rear'and closed at the forward end of the bolt with the exception of a small open- IIO ing for the exit of the firing-pin, the liringf and locking engagement with the said sleeve,

shank, the said cooking-piece having sliding whereby all parts of the bolt may be separated and any one part replaced Without the use of tools, as and for the purpose set forth.

17. In a firearm, a bolt, the same consisting of abody portion having an essentially L- shaped opening therein and ahandl'e connected therewith, a firing-pin having sliding movement n the body, a portion of the pin being flattened, a sleeve loosely mounted upon the-shank of the firing-pin, a spring coiled around the shank and intervening the head of the pin and the-sleeve, the sleeve being provided with an opening beneath the opening in the body, a cooking-piece located at the rear of the body, having sliding and rotary movement therein, the .cooking-piece gagement with the cam of the body, the

cooking-piece having an interlocking yet sliding engagement with the said sleeve, and an extractor located upon the exterior of the body, the extractor beingprovided with alug which enters and movesin the slot of the body and passes into the opening in the sleeve to an engagement with the flat portion of the riug-pin-shank, as and for the purpose set lforth. p

' JOI-IN H. BLAKE.

i Witnesses: l v

' J. FRED. ACKER,

E. M. CLARK. 

